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Category Archives: Supply chain
New Nissan model means 1,600 more supply base jobs
The company is investing £125 million in the Sunderland plant, which will handle cylinder head casting, engine and vehicle assembly of 100,000 cars a year.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, News, Purchasing, Supply chain
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Half of buyers use social media to do their job
Asked whether the procurement function uses social media to do its job, 51 per cent said yes, with the remainder saying no.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, Home page top story, News, Purchasing, SRM, Supply chain, Technology
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Half of buyers use social media to do their job
Asked whether the procurement function uses social media to do its job, 51 per cent said yes, with the remainder saying no.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, News, Purchasing, SRM, Supply chain, Technology
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Climbing centre reaches summit of sustainability
Chef Raymond Blanc presents sustainable procurement award to staff from the Castle Climbing Centre in North London.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, News, Public sector, Purchasing, Supply chain, Sustainability
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Don’t like SRM? Try ‘active supplier collaboration’
The term supplier relationship management sends out the wrong message to vendors, according to a senior buyer at A.P. Møller-Maersk.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, International, News, Purchasing, SRM, Supply chain
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Marketing and procurement should define roles but share objectives
“You have to make sure it’s absolutely crystal clear who is doing what,” Peter Kirk, BBC head of TV licensing sales and marketing.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, News, Purchasing, Supply chain
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Shared trucks help food firms take 3,500 lorries off the roads
Companies in the food and grocery sector have cut 204 million road miles through industry-wide initiatives and collaboration.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, News, Purchasing, Supply chain, Sustainability
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£1 billion Crossrail contract must include responsible procurement
Transport secretary Justine Greening said bidders will have to demonstrate responsible procurement by explaining how they will engage with the wider supply chain.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, News, Public sector, Purchasing, Supply chain
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Noble Group sees Q4 profits drop by over $240 million
Chairman and acting CEO: “Suffice it to say that the year had even more than its fair share of ‘unknowns’ and ‘bumps in the road’.”
Posted in 2012, cat-news, International, News, Supply chain
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Campaigners uncover sweatshop labour at Olympic factories
Low wages, long working hours and child labour are just some of the findings in two factories producing goods for London 2012, according to the Playfair campaign.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, International, News, Purchasing, Supply chain, Sustainability
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